Sept 7 & 8 2013 Next weekend (in Willits, CA. 3 hours north of San Francisco on the 101 hwy)
http://www.rootsofmotivepower.com/EventsSchedule.html#Festival Roots of Motive Power Festival
The major steam-up event of the year is the Roots of Motive Power Festival, held annually in September at the Roots facility. Our work efforts throughout the year are aimed at having every piece of operable equipment under power. Plumes of steam and the shrieks of steam whistles will fill the air as a variety of steam-powered equipment is fired up.
In addition to the steam-up we reserve the Recreation Grove Park across the street for the Early Day Gas Engine Society and Bill Rose's Model A Tour group to set up under the oaks. Late Saturday afternoon in the park we also hold the annual Roots Appreciation BBQ and raffle which has become legendary among the gourmet BBQ set. The smell of whole pigs roasting on the spit draws a huge crowd for the perfect ending to a wonderful day.
The steam-up is free and open to the public, however there is a charge for the BBQ.
But wait - there's more: *The 2nd Annual Willits Kinetic Carnivale powers up on September 7 and 8 with a full weekend of activities combining the old and new in a way that is uniquely Mendocino and totally 21st century. Visit
www.KineticCarnivale.com for more information. (I'm in a RR hand-car race crew)
September 8
*Willits Airport Day and Kinetic Fly-in: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Willits airport. Historic and unusual aircraft are expected to be flying into Willits to help celebrate the 49th anniversary of the Willits airport. Flights in a variety of aircraft being offered to the public for a small fee. ($35 plane, $60 helo) A free shuttle links the airport activities with the combined Kinetic and Steam festivals.
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I'll be busy with a handcar entered in the handcar races, and my listeroid is in pieces while wife has me digging garbage out of creek and planting 4x4 fence posts . But if anyone wants to say hi, drop me an email, and I'll send you my ph #
Mike